The Gawker group may have had a vague sense that they had enemies, sure. They knew in 2014, for instance, that Gamergate’s specific goal was to put them out of business. But they are not able to connect the dots, and it’s unlikely that Gamergate could by itself succeed in anything remotely close to that goal. They are responding, responding, responding to each individual attack, but are unable to see the strings running between them. The bad boxer rushes to defend against one punch and opens himself up to another. And another, and another.
